Jamie
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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The badger I bought my car off has put some hex valve caps on the front.
When you try to turn them off its a complete no go, it looks like the valve will snap off.
Take some pliers to hold it, same story. Surely someone off here has been in the same boat before? 
Ideas?
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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angle grinder......carefully.
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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Metal ones I take it? Tried cutting them with some cutters? Other than that just take them to a tyre place and get them to put new valves in with plastic caps.
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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is there not a very small allen key grub screw?
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Don't even bother trying, just do what Joe said and get some new ones fitted.
If you try to get one off and fuck it up, you'll be kicking yourself...
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Jamie
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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Kurt - no unfortunatly not. I can only suspect they were put on tight to avoid being stolen, and now they have corroded on
Yeah suspected it would be a trip to the tyre place.
Cheers guys 
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jimbojambojumbo
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Registered: 30th Jul 07
Location: Essex
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try pouring boiling hot water on the valves b4 u try to undo them it might expand them just enough to undo them
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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Tyre place is the best place for a fucked valve, let them do it
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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hold the valve with one pair of pliers and turn the valve cap with another
what we used to do as kids when we were robbing them
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I used a spanner on mine and held the valve with a pair of pliers. The little badgers by mike keep stealing them  I'm fucked when i check the pressure  Might do that tomorrow
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
hold the valve with one pair of pliers and turn the valve cap with another
what we used to do as kids when we were robbing them
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Jamie
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
hold the valve with one pair of pliers and turn the valve cap with another
what we used to do as kids when we were robbing them
Already done this. Looks like it will just rip higher up
£5 each wheel to replace.
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